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No Magic - Math!
Wanda's statement
"…" AI is a pure calculating machine. No wizard.
Wanda does not do magic. Wanda calculates. She calculates probabilities: "How often does the word 'cookie' come after 'round like a'?" She counts in millions of texts. That is called statistics. Every time you get an answer, Wanda has just been calculating. She has no tricks, no magic and no crystal ball. Just really, really a lot of calculating. That is also why Wanda sometimes guesses wrong: calculating with probabilities is not witchcraft.
Important!
- Wanda calculates probabilities.
- Millions of texts, tons of math.
- No magic - statistics!
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